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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a significant transformation of scientific journals. Our aim was to determine how critical care (CC) journals and their impact may have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that the impact, as measured by citations and publications, from the field of CC would increase.
METHODS: Observational study of journal publications, citations, and retractions status.
METHODS: All work was done electronically and retrospectively.
METHODS: The top 18 CC journals broadly concerning CC, and the top 5 most productive CC journals on the SCImago list.
METHODS: None.
RESULTS: For the top 18 CC journals and specifically Critical Care Medicine (CCM), time series analysis was used to estimate the trends of total citations, citations per publication, and publications per year by using the best-fit curve. We used PubMed and Retraction Watch to determine the number of COVID-19 publications and retractions. The average total citations and citations per publication for all journals was an upward quadratic trend with inflection points in 2020, whereas publications per year spiked in 2020 before returning to prepandemic values in 2021. For CCM total publications trend downward while total citations and citations per publication generally trend up from 2017 onward. CCM had the lowest percentage of COVID-related publications (15.7%) during the pandemic and no reported retractions. Two COVID-19 retractions were noted in our top five journals.
CONCLUSIONS: Citation activity across top CC journals underwent a dramatic increase during the COVID-19 pandemic without significant retraction data. These trends suggest that the impact of CC has grown significantly since the onset of COVID-19 while maintaining adherence to a high-quality peer-review process.
METHODS: Observational study of journal publications, citations, and retractions status.
METHODS: All work was done electronically and retrospectively.
METHODS: The top 18 CC journals broadly concerning CC, and the top 5 most productive CC journals on the SCImago list.
METHODS: None.
RESULTS: For the top 18 CC journals and specifically Critical Care Medicine (CCM), time series analysis was used to estimate the trends of total citations, citations per publication, and publications per year by using the best-fit curve. We used PubMed and Retraction Watch to determine the number of COVID-19 publications and retractions. The average total citations and citations per publication for all journals was an upward quadratic trend with inflection points in 2020, whereas publications per year spiked in 2020 before returning to prepandemic values in 2021. For CCM total publications trend downward while total citations and citations per publication generally trend up from 2017 onward. CCM had the lowest percentage of COVID-related publications (15.7%) during the pandemic and no reported retractions. Two COVID-19 retractions were noted in our top five journals.
CONCLUSIONS: Citation activity across top CC journals underwent a dramatic increase during the COVID-19 pandemic without significant retraction data. These trends suggest that the impact of CC has grown significantly since the onset of COVID-19 while maintaining adherence to a high-quality peer-review process.
摘要：
目的：COVID-19大流行促成了科学期刊的重大转变。我们的目的是确定重症监护（CC）期刊及其影响在COVID-19大流行期间可能如何演变。我们假设影响，以引文和出版物衡量，从CC领域来看会增加。
方法：期刊出版物的观察性研究，引文,和撤回状态。
方法：所有工作均以电子方式和回顾性方式完成。
方法：广泛涉及CC的前18种CC期刊，以及SCImago榜单上最高效的5种CC期刊。
方法：无。
结果：对于排名前18位的CC期刊，特别是重症监护医学（CCM），时间序列分析用于估计总引文的趋势，每个出版物的引文，和出版物每年使用最佳拟合曲线。我们使用PubMed和RetractionWatch来确定COVID-19出版物和撤回的数量。所有期刊的平均总引文和每篇出版物的引文都是上升的二次趋势，在2020年出现拐点，而每年的出版物在2020年飙升，然后在2021年恢复到流行前的值。对于CCM，总出版物呈下降趋势，而总引文和每篇出版物的引文总体上从2017年起呈上升趋势。在大流行期间，CCM的COVID相关出版物比例最低（15.7%），没有报告撤回。在我们的前五名期刊中注意到了两次COVID-19撤回。
结论：在COVID-19大流行期间，顶级CC期刊的引文活动急剧增加，而没有明显的撤回数据。这些趋势表明，自COVID-19爆发以来，CC的影响显着增加，同时保持对高质量同行评审过程的坚持。
方法：期刊出版物的观察性研究，引文,和撤回状态。
方法：所有工作均以电子方式和回顾性方式完成。
方法：广泛涉及CC的前18种CC期刊，以及SCImago榜单上最高效的5种CC期刊。
方法：无。
结果：对于排名前18位的CC期刊，特别是重症监护医学（CCM），时间序列分析用于估计总引文的趋势，每个出版物的引文，和出版物每年使用最佳拟合曲线。我们使用PubMed和RetractionWatch来确定COVID-19出版物和撤回的数量。所有期刊的平均总引文和每篇出版物的引文都是上升的二次趋势，在2020年出现拐点，而每年的出版物在2020年飙升，然后在2021年恢复到流行前的值。对于CCM，总出版物呈下降趋势，而总引文和每篇出版物的引文总体上从2017年起呈上升趋势。在大流行期间，CCM的COVID相关出版物比例最低（15.7%），没有报告撤回。在我们的前五名期刊中注意到了两次COVID-19撤回。
结论：在COVID-19大流行期间，顶级CC期刊的引文活动急剧增加，而没有明显的撤回数据。这些趋势表明，自COVID-19爆发以来，CC的影响显着增加，同时保持对高质量同行评审过程的坚持。
